CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTIETH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. F/S
O-12-20 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Dan Lewis
ORDINANCE
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F/S Amending Section 2-1-2 And Section 2-1-4 ROA 1994, Amending Notice Of Public Meetings To Require That Agendas Be Available To The Public And Posted On The Council’s Website At Least Seventy-Two Hours Prior To A Public Meeting; And Requiring The Council To Report To The Attorney General Regarding Certain Emergency Actions Taken (Lewis)
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AMENDING SECTION 2-1-2 AND SECTION 2-1-4 ROA 1994, AMENDING NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS TO REQUIRE THAT AGENDAS BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND POSTED ON THE COUNCIL’S WEBSITE AT LEAST SEVENTY-TWO HOURS PRIOR TO A PUBLIC MEETING; AND REQUIRING THE COUNCIL TO REPORT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL REGARDING CERTAIN EMERGENCY ACTIONS TAKEN.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. Section 2-1-2 ROA 1994, SPECIAL MEETINGS, is amended to read:
“Special meetings of the Council may be called by the President or by three Councilors; provided that a written notice of such meeting shall be given to each member of the Council at least 72 hours before the time set for the meeting, except as otherwise provided by this ordinance.”
SECTION 2. Section 2-1-4 ROA 1994, NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS, is amended to read:
“(A) (1) The Council shall adopt in its Rules of Procedure provisions to give notice of public meetings of the Council and its committees, which rules shall be in compliance with Section 10-15-1 NMSA 1978, a portion of the Open Meetings Act.
(2) Meeting notices shall include an agenda containing a list of specific items of business to be discussed or transacted at the meeting or information on how the public may obtain a copy of such agenda. Except in the case of an emergency, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting, the agenda shall be available to the public and posted on the Council’s website. Except for emergency m...
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